Description
Carrot Apple Bread is a moist and spiced quick bread made with shredded carrots, juicy apples, and warm spices. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking, it’s wholesome, flavorful, and easy to make with pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup grated apple (peeled or unpeeled)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
- ½ cup raisins or shredded coconut (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, beat brown sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla until well combined.
- Stir in shredded carrots and grated apple.
- Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in optional mix-ins like nuts or raisins.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use firm, sweet apples like Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Gala for best flavor.
- Lightly squeeze grated apple if very juicy, but don’t remove all the moisture.
- Do not overmix the batter to avoid a dense loaf.
- This recipe can be doubled to make two loaves.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50–60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
